US2074540A

US2074540A - Bait holder

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Publication number: US2074540A
Application number: US37539A
Authority: US
Inventors: Benjamin L Dorsey
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1935-08-23
Filing date: 1935-08-23
Publication date: 1937-03-23
Anticipated expiration: 1954-03-23

Description

arch 23, 1937.` B. L. DORSEY BAIT HOLDER Filed Aug. 25, 1955 W W D. y ma f fw.

Patented Mar. 23, 1937 UNITED STATES rA-TaNrorl-lca y Barr HOLDER Benjamin L. Dorsey, Los Angeles, Calif. Application Angust 23, 1935, serial No. 37,539

3 Claims.

,This invention relates to an appliance foriuse in shing, and is an improvement on Vthe bait holder for lish hook for which I led application for United States patent on July 29, 1935, Sr. No. 32,559.

The principal object of this invention is to simplify the construction of the crossed clasping arms; and means for detachably connecting them to a hook so they are interlocked thereon, and also so the spring arms can be more easily actuated to separate their barbed pointsfor inserting live bait between them.

Another object of this invention is to provide the. baitholdenwithcrossed clasping arms in pairs that are interchangeable to thereby provide the hook with either long or short arms or with both. In other words, when a sherman is using small live bait he can attach arms to his hook that are of suitable length for holding it; and if changing to larger live bait he can remove the short arms and replace them with longer arms on the same hook.

Another feature of the invention is to form each pair of arms with hairpin hooks that enable the pairs of arms to be extended in opposite directions and which can be detachably interlocked on the eyelet of a sh-hook, so these pairs of arms are very rigidly secured to the hook and removable so they can be replaced with larger, smaller or more suitable pairs of arms.

Another feature of invention is shown in arranging the pairs of arms so they hold the hook in a relatively obscure position on the back of live bait so it cannot be easily seen from a position under a frog or live minnow.

Another feature of invention is shown in forming the pairs of arms of small gauge spring metal that is of a hue or color not clearly visible when placed in water so that in use the bait holder is not clearly visible to the sh to be taken.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from the accompanying drawing and the detailed description thereof.

The accompanying drawing illustrates the invention, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a. bait holder that is constructed in accordance with my invention, assuming it to be attached to an ordinary sized live minnow.

Fig. 2 is a View analogous to Fig. 1 showing a larger size bait holder and minnow.

Fig. 3 is a view analogous to Fig. 1 showing how a live frog is detachably secured to my bait holder so the shank of a sh hook is carried relatively flat on the frogs back.

Fig. 4 is a planview-,of `a.re1atively large sized bait holder andhook showing how the looped ends of the pairs of clasping arms are lockingly and detachably secured` to the eyelet of the sh hook. Y

Fig. 5 is a plan'viewof the vrearwardly extending clasping arms with the looped end arranged with the eyelet in about the position it normally occupies, except that the eyelet shown by dotted lines is turned about ninety degrees from its position shown in Fig. 4 to more clearly show that the eyelet is open when theloops of the arms are placed on or removed from theNhOOk.

Fig. 6 is. aA section `online 6'-,6'of Fig. 5 showing how theloop 'of the arms li's'hooked under the eyelet in one zone and extended over it in the opposite zone.

Fig. 7 is a plan View of the pair of forwardly extending clasping arms.

Fig. Sis a section on line 8-8 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 9 is an end View of the pair of arms shown in Fig. 7 as viewed from the line 9-9 thereof.

In detail my bait holder includes two pairs of arms Ill, II and I2, I3 that are integral with the respective hair-pin loops I4 and I5 that are attached to the eyelet I6 of a fish hook II so one pair of arms extends over the shank I8 of the hook toward the barbed point I9 and the other pair in a reverse direction; with the hair-pin loops I4, I5 constructed so they interlock on the eyelet I6 and hold the arms in a relatively xed position on the hook. However, the loops I4 and I5 are constructed so they are removable from the eyelet and interchangeable with other like pairs of arms that are larger, smaller, longer or shorter, it being obvious that the arms can be of various lengths and sizes suitable for large or small live bait; and although the pairs of arms can vary greatly in size they are all constructed alike, preferably of small gauge iine spring metal that will not easily corrode, and which is of a color or tint that will not be clearly visible when placed in water.

In attaching the pairs of arms to the hook the eyelet I6 is slightly opened at 20, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 5, after which the loop I5 can be inserted over the ring portion of the eyelet and then turned around until it is astride the shank I8 and also locked over the arms I0 and II adjacent the eyelet I6, which arrangement of parts causes the loop I4 to extend over in locking engagement with the arms I2 and I3 adjacent the eyelet I6; after which the eyelet can be closed as best shown in Fig. 4 so that neither pair of arms can get out of position on the hook until the eyelet is again opened for manually removing and replacing them. The shank I8 extends through the loop l5 so it prevents both pairs of arms from creeping around on the ring of the eyelet.

The outer end portions of the arms are curved downwardly and inwardly toward a common plane that extends centrally and longitudinally through the shank I8, and these curved portions 2l terminate in the

sharp barb points

22, 23. Also all of the arms are bent to form the

curved bows

24, 25 that are arranged tor be manuallypressed inwardly toward one another to cause the

barb points

22, 23 to move further apart so that live bait can be placed between them; and the tension of the arms will cause them to resume their normal position when the

bows

24, 25 are released so the barb points will impale thelive bait and sink the points sufficiently deep in the skin thereof to hold the bait on the hook without material injury thereto. i 1

It is obvious that the fishing line 26 can be secured to the eyelet H5, as shown in Figs. 1, 2v and 3 of the drawing; or that any well known connection such as a fine wire or catgut leader can connect the eyelet t6 with a i'lshY line.

In Fig. l my bait holder is shown Iattached to an ordinary sized minnow 21 and, as connected, it can readily be seen that the shank of the hook lies close to the back of the minnow with the barb point of the hook held close to the side of the minnows head in a position not easily seen from below the minnow 2l.

A slightly larger Vholder and* hook is shown in Fig. 2 attached to a larger minnow with thev parts carried and concealed as shownin' Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows bait holder in use detachably connecting a frog 28 to a hook i1 and, as seen therein the holder is arranged to be relatively at and close to the frogs back so it is practically invisible to sh below the frog; also the barb points of the arms engage the back skin of the frog so it is not greatly injured. The injury to the frog is so slight that if not taken by a fish it can be removed from the holder and preserved for future use.

My bait holder is used as hereinbefore fully described.

I claim as my invention:

1. A bait holder including a hook having an eyelet, pairs of crossed clasping arms detachably connected to the eyelet of said hook, and barbs integral with the ends of said arms arranged to hold a live bait so a fish hook is carried on its back.

2. A bait holder including a hook having an eyelet, pairs of crossed interlocking clasping arms detachably connected to the eyelet of said hook, and barbs integral with said arms arranged to hold a live frog so a sh hook is carried on its back.

3. A bait holder including a hook having an eyelet at one end thereof and a barb point at the other, means for detachably and interlockingly securing oppositely arranged pairs of crossed clasping arms in the eyelet of said hook, and barbs integral with the ends of said arms. arranged to point inwardly toward a plane extending centrally and longitudinally through the shank of said hook for the purpose specied.

BENJAMIN L. DORSEY.- f